Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2014.


Table 1.1 Detailed fieldwork outcomes

2014
Fieldwork Outcome Main sample and HB boost Child boost
Sample % issued % eligible Sample % issued % eligible
All eligible individuals interviewed 2470 44.9 51.0 551 13.3 67.1
Responding 3011 54.7 62.2 555 13.4 67.6
Refused
Sampling unit information refused 171 3.1 3.5 16 0.4 1.8
Office refusal 123 2.2 2.5 56 1.4 6.8
Refusal at introduction / before interview 840 15.3 17.3 125 3.0 15.2
Refusal during the interview 1 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Broken appointment - no re-contact 129 2.3 2.7 23 0.6 2.8
Total refused 1264 23.0 26.1 220 5.3 26.8
Non-contact
No contact with anyone at the address 235 4.3 4.9 22 0.5 2.7
Contact made at address, but not with target respondent 25 0.5 0.5 8 0.2 1.0
Total non-contact 260 4.7 5.4 30 0.7 3.7
Other non-response
Ill at home during field period 42 0.8 0.9 0 0.0 0.0
Away or in hospital throughout field period 48 0.9 1.0 5 0.1 0.6
Physically or mentally unable/incompetent 97 1.8 2.0 2 0.0 0.2
Language barrier 22 0.4 0.5 2 0.0 0.2
Other non-response (not covered by categories above) 73 1.3 1.5 5 0.1 0.5
Total other non-response 282 5.1 5.8 14 0.3 1.7
Unknown eligibility
Not attempted 0 0.0 0 0.0
Inaccessible 5 0.1 0 0.0
Unable to locate address 5 0.1 5 0.1
Other unknown eligibility 19 0.3 5 0.1
Total unknown eligibility 29 0.5 10 0.2
Estimated eligible addresses in set of unknown eligibility addresses 26 0.5 0.5 2 0.0 0.2
Total eligible addresses 4843 88.0 100.0 821 19.8 100.0
Not eligible
No children 0-15 in household n/a 3075
Not yet built / under construction 3 0.1 0 0.0
Demolished / derelict 21 0.4 23 0.6
Vacant / empty 416 7.6 141 3.4
Non-residential 60 1.1 38 0.9
Address occupied, but no resident household 117 2.1 29 0.7
Communal establishment / institution 13 0.2 4 0.1
Other ineligible (details to be recorded) 27 0.5 9 0.2
Estimated ineligible addresses in set of unknown eligibility addresses 3 0.1 8 0.2
Total not eligible 660 12.0 3327 80.2
All issued addresses 5503 100.0 4148 100.0

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